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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bunkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Bunkers is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Bunkers!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunkers moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Bunkers throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva cracks Bunkers with a good jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bunkers, right into the meat.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Bunkers throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bunkers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bunkers misses with a straight right.
Bunkers checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bunkers did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Silva working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bunkers's thigh. Bunkers counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bunkers is keeping the position for now.
Silva trying to control but Bunkers is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers wants to sweep but no luck.
Bunkers looking to control.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Bunkers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bunkers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bunkers has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bunkers is keeping the position for now.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bunkers throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva tries to work over Bunkers's front leg with a kick but Bunkers checks it.
Bunkers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bunkers is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Bunkers moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Bunkers has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice uppercut lands for Bunkers. That snapped Silva's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Bunkers. Those never looked like landing.
Bunkers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva works on Bunkers's body with a couple of short punches.
Bunkers tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Bunkers can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bunkers tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Bunkers's ribcage. Bunkers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bunkers looks gassed!
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Bunkers is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Bunkers into the cage.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bunkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunkers working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bunkers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva prevents a body shot from Bunkers.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Bunkers backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva digs a right hand into Bunkers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bunkers's gas tank.
Bunkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Bunkers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva is leaning against Bunkers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
A hook to the body from Silva.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Silva.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bunkers backwards.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva wants the takedown. Bunkers is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bunkers's guard against the cage.
Bunkers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bunkers is not content to let Silva control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bunkers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Bunkers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunkers tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Bunkers stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bunkers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva is pulling down on Bunkers's head. It's preventing any offense from Bunkers, at least for the moment.
Bunkers pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers trying to advance position but Silva counters by regaining guard.
Bunkers postures up.
Bunkers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bunkers preventing the sweep.
Bunkers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bunkers tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bunkers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Bunkers has control of the leg.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bunkers pulls his head out easily.
Bunkers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is not content to let Bunkers control the position.
Bunkers works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bunkers works to advance to full mount. Silva defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bunkers landing shots from mount.
Bunkers swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silva is now in Bunkers's guard. A big mistake from Bunkers there, giving up the dominant position!
Bunkers trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bunkers trying to control the position.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bunkers trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva is thwarting Bunkers's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bunkers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bunkers tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Bunkers throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Bunkers is looking to reverse the position.
Bunkers being controlled for a moment.
Silva trying to control the position but Bunkers is working away.
Silva happy to just control the position for now.
Bunkers tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers is not content to let Silva control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bunkers tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bunkers knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries for a kimura but Bunkers is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bunkers manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bunkers trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Bunkers wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bunkers trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bunkers wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Bunkers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bunkers.
Bunkers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva is controlling Bunkers's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Bunkers is very close to passing his half guard.
Bunkers is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bunkers is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bunkers wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Silva!
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